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Church in Tonaknock

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Killahan Church (in ruins), graveyard (KE015-108003-). This ivy clad church is situated within a graveyard and is in a fairly ruinous condition. To the W of this site, across a road, lies the stone cross of Tonaknock (KE015-108002-). This church is a rectangular building measuring 21.5m x 6.6m externally, with the wall measuring just over 1m thick. The E gable is gone, as is a section of the N wall near the W gable. The doorway is on the S wall, 4m from the W gable, and measures 1m in width and 2.5m in height. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 952. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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